Lightning Is the Only Way

The atmosphere intensified again as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to comply in the investigation.

The Ancestor of the Twilight Council narrowed his eyes as he glared at the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect. "Weaker than you?"

The Sect Master didn't even look at him. "Yes," he answered.

The Ancestor waited for further clarification, but nothing came, resulting in him becoming quite angry.

"So, you admit that you were the one?" the Ancestor asked with a threatening tone.

"Don't try to change the topic with baseless accusations," the Sect Master said calmly. "You know that your threat is empty and that you don't believe me."

Then, the Sect Master looked at the Ancestor again. "If you want to go to war with the Heavenly Divine Sect, you don't need to make grand allegations."

"Just attack."

The others looked with unease at the exchange.

Dealing with the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect was easy and difficult at the same time.

As long as one was honest and talked openly with the Sect Master, the Sect Master would give them direct answers.

However, if one tried to skirt the rules or honesty, they would find the Sect Master to be very uncooperative.

"Everyone else has already sworn by the Heavens, and you are the only remaining person that hasn't done so," the Sect Master of the Twilight Council said with a strict but calming voice. "It is logical for us to suspect you."

"Logical," the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect repeated with a scoff. "You're only saying that it's logical so that you can justify to yourself to put me into life-threatening danger by swearing upon Heaven."

"You don't believe that I've done it because you know exactly that I wouldn't use such underhanded tactics. Yet, you want me to swear upon the Heavens regardless, even though you're already certain that I didn't do it."

"Is this some kind of political powerplay?" he asked.

It had been quite a while since the two leaders of the Twilight Council felt that frustrated with someone.

Everyone had made a small sacrifice to show their support and unity. As one entity, they had already paid their proverbial taxes, but the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to pay anything, saying that he hadn't supported this decision.

If a majority agreed, one should follow the rules of the majority. Otherwise, things wouldn't work out, and all sides would be unhappy.

The Ancestor wanted to say something, but the Sect Master of the Twilight Council stopped him with an urging glance.

The two of them looked at each other for a while as they exchanged voice transmissions.

The Ancestor had wanted to declare that morality was on his side and that the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had to comply with their orders. If he didn't, they would declare war on his Sect.

However, the Sect Master of the Twilight Council had stopped him.

Why?

Because every single person that had ever threatened the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had died.

A threat was a show of enmity, which automatically made the threatening person into an enemy in the Sect Master's eyes.

So, why should he hold himself back if the other person was already his enemy?

Enemies deserved to die, and he would simply kill them.

If the Ancestor of the Twilight Council decided to threaten the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect, the Sect Master would directly attack the two leaders of the Twilight Council with the intent to kill.

him, but it would be risky. On top of that, even if they won,

the Heavenly Divine Sect left, and that

because they wanted their disciples to get

Why?

they had the most territory out of all of them, and they didn't

powerful disciples, but the Heavenly Divine Sect only viewed these conflicts

fight multiple Sect Masters alone, and the Ancestor of the Heavenly Divine Sect could fight

only two ways to

that would still

the Lightning Peak Sect would need to get involved. She was the only member of the Peak Sects that could

were theoretically possible but would never be seen

what were they

to the death or take a

wasn't even a

death of our Vice-Sect Master?" the Sect Master

looked at the exchange with

Council was helpless in front of the Sect Master of the Heavenly

Divine Sect looked calmly at the Sect Master of the Twilight

"Yes."

instant, everyone acted as if nothing of

Yes?

Wait, he knew?

of the Twilight Council was just

so that he could say that the Sect

hadn't expected that the Sect

know?" the Ancestor asked in

I tell you?"

immediately gritted his teeth in rage and frustration, but his

couldn't lose his cool

Ancestor didn't know the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect very well since that Sect Master had only come to fame

used to the normal kinds of people, which almost resulted in him

the Sect Master of the Twilight Council had followed the story of the

for the information?" the Sect Master

nine Law Comprehension Life Fruits of my choosing,"

Ancestor wanted to object, but his Sect Master stopped him again with an urgent

both fortunate that the Ancestor

will

the

actually surprised that you didn't guess it yourselves. It's actually really simple," the

others grimaced when they

he calling

among us? Who benefitted the most from keeping the fight going until the Twilight Council arrived? Who benefitted the most

Benefit?

others looked at each other with

would benefit. After all, it was risky, but it wasn't

of them

the Vice-Sect Master of the Twilight Council was a major risk without any potential

seconds and scoffed. "You are so used to being above everyone else that you believe

isn't a level nine Divine God can't do anything

than us aren't necessarily stupider. If you foresaw

they are a never-before-seen genius in the entire Cosmos,"

Never-before-seen genius?

second,

of the Mortal Sect suddenly shouted as she pointed towards the